London Buses route 230
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| Management | |
| Operated by | East London |
| Garage | Leyton |
| Vehicle | Dennis Trident 2 10.5m/Alexander ALX400 |
| PVR † | 11 |
| Route | |
| Start | Wood Green |
| Via | Tottenham Hale Walthamstow Central Whipps Cross |
| End | Upper Walthamstow |
| Length | 8 miles (12 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 12 minutes |
| Journey time | 38-62 minutes |
| Day | 4:50am until 1:34am |
| Night | No night service |
| Adult single fares | |
| Oyster | 90p |
| Cash | £2.00 |
| † peak vehicle requirement Transport for London • Performance |
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London Buses route 230 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to East London.
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[edit] History
Today's route 230 commenced operation on 16 June 1973 as a Monday to Saturday route between Manor House Station and Stratford via Tottenham Hale, Blackhorse Road, Markhouse Road, Church Road, Leyton High Road and Leyton Road, in a scheme that was intended to localise routes "East of the River Lea". It replaced route 241 between Manor House and Leyton, as well as providing a new "direct" service from Leyton to Stratford. A bus station at Stratford, built as part of the re-development of the area, came into use at the same time.
In late 1976 until September 1977, there was a shortage of serviceable Routemaster buses which caused the temporary use of RT's on the route.
On 19 March 1977, a diversion to serve the centre of Leyton at Bakers Arms was introduced. Buses were re-routed via Lea Bridge Road and Leyton Green. This was the routing originally proposed in 1973, but due to a right turn restriction was not possible at that time.
The route was converted to one-person operation with single-deck vehicles as from 31 January 1981, at the same it was revised to operate from Finsbury Park Station to Bakers Arms, where it was re-routed to Whipps Cross. The newly introduced route 158 providing the service between Walthamstow and Stratford. Resources on the route were re-distributed as from 4 September 1982, whereby a small extension to Leytonstone(Green Man) was introduced, which was counterbalanced by the withdrawal of the whole service after 20:00.
From the 6 June 1987, the Finsbury Park service was withdrawn, with the route being re-routed at Seven Sisters via West Green Road and Turnpike Lane Station to Wood Green. Double-deck vehicles were re-introduced on to the route at the same time. Another re-routing, just over a year later on 2 July 1988, saw the route diverted to serve Walthamstow Central Station instead of Markhouse Road. In the preceding fifteen years, the 230 had changed considerably and now ran: Wood Green to Leytonstone (Green Man) via Seven Sisters, Tottenham Hale, Walthamstow Central, Bakers Arms and Whipps Cross.
A small diversion in Tottenham was introduced on 1 February 1992 when the route was re-routed via Philip Lane instead of the eastern section of West Green Road.
A major change occurred on 22 June 1996 when the route was re-routed to serve Upper Walthamstow (Bisterne Avenue) being withdrawn between Whipps Cross and Leytonstone. At the same time, an evening and Sunday service was introduced.
[edit] Current route
[edit] Previous route 230s in London
The route number 230 had been used twice prior to its current use.
- In 1925 - 1926 for a Wimbledon Common <to> South Hackney (Queens Head) Independent Sunday only route 230 operated by the Lea Rig.
- In 1933 - 1969 for a Rayners Lane*, North Harrow*, <to> Northwick Park Station route 230. *Termini varied
There was also in London:
- In the 1920s an Independent Route 230, authorised but never operated between Harlesden and Tooting.
- Between 1962 and 1966 a Harrow Weald <to> Northwick Park Station route 230A.
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